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Munich Re Posts $633 Million Q1 Profit Despite Nat Cat Losses
May 10 2010 // Munich Re achieved a consolidated profit of €485 million ($633 million) in the first quarter of 2010, slightly ahead of the €437 million ($571 million) in the same period last year. The earnings bulletin...
Buffett’s Berkshire Q4 Profit Highest Since 2007; Geico Premiums Up 6%
May 10 2010 // Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Friday reported its largest quarterly profit since 2007, helped by an improving economy, investment and derivative gains, and the takeover of Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
Affirmative Insurance Reports Increased Revenue in Q1 2010
May 10 2010 // Addison, Texas-based Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., a distributor and producer of non-standard personal automobile insurance policies, reported that gross premiums written and total revenues increased during the...
Flagstone Re Q1 Operating Income Down 61.4% to $12.1 Million
May 7 2010 // Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited joined a number of reinsurers with diminished results for the first quarter of 2010. The Company reported net operating income of $12.1 million, compared to $31.3...
PartnerRe Reports Q1 Operating Loss; Net Income $79.7 Million
May 7 2010 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. reported net income of $79.7 million, or $0.85 per share on a fully diluted basis for the first quarter of 2010; the figure includes net after-tax realized and unrealized gains on investments...
AIG Posts $1.5B Net Income in Q1; Chartis Sees 1.1% Drop in Premiums
May 7 2010 // American International Group Inc. turned a quarterly profit after a year-ago loss as the bailed-out insurer got a boost from its investments and general insurance operations appeared to stabilize. Chartis, the general...
The Hanover Sees Profit Jump
May 7 2010 // A renewal rights agreement and its growing specialty lines business helped The Hanover see a 62 percent, first quarter jump in profits to $41.8 million, up from $25.8 million in the year-ago period. “It was a...
Swiss Re Posts $158 Million Q1 Net Income, Despite Natural Catastrophes
May 6 2010 // Swiss Re reported net income of $158 million for the first quarter of 2010, a successful result given the “high natural catastrophe losses in the first quarter.” Swiss Re also noted that the “estimated...
Zurich’s Q1 Operating Profit up 19% to $1.3 Billion; Net Income $935 Million
May 6 2010 // The Zurich Financial Services Group reported a strong performance for the three months ended March 31, 2010. First quarter performance highlights included the following: • Business operating profit (BOP) of $1.3...
Argo Posts $20.7 Million Q1 Net Income; Operating Down at $12.2 Million
May 6 2010 // The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings released the following highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2010: — Total revenue was $372.3 million versus $369.5 million in the year-ago quarter; —...
Employers Holdings Reports Q1 Income of $16.1 Million
May 6 2010 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has reported first quarter 2010 net income of $16.1 million or $0.38 per share compared with $20.9 million or $0.43 per share in the first quarter of 2009, a decrease of $4.8...
Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Sees Growth in Q1 2010
May 5 2010 // Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc., a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance carrier, reported revenues of $14.9 million for the first quarter of 2010, up 9.4 percent from revenues in the first quarter...
Insurers’ Gulf Coast Oil Spill Losses Estimated at $1.4B
May 5 2010 // Companies with exposure to the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico are insured for losses totaling about $1.4 billion, according to initial reports. “The insurance losses from the sinking...
Best Affirms ACE and Subs Ratings; Outlook on Debt Changed to Positive
May 4 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” and senior debt ratings of ACE Limited, based in Zurich, Switzerland, and ACE INA Holdings...
Validus Estimates Oil Platform Disaster Losses in $38-$45 Million Range
May 3 2010 // Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. announced a preliminary estimate of losses from the Deepwater Horizon oil platform loss in the Gulf of Mexico to be in the range of $38 million to $45 million, based on an industry loss...
Mercury Insurance Reports Q1 Net Income of $61.2 Million
May 3 2010 // Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp. has reported net income in the first quarter of 2010 of $61.2 Million, $35.5 million less than the $96.7 million net income reported for the same quarter in 2009. Operating income...
P/C Industry’s Net Income Up $25B in 2009; Combined Ratio Improves to 101
May 3 2010 // The U.S. property/casualty industry’s profitability as measured by their rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus (or statutory net worth) increased by 5.8 percent in 2009, while private P/C...
Some Red Flags in Residential Arsons Fly Before the Fire
May 3 2010 // Financial stress is the No. 1 reason residential dwellings are intentionally torched, but proving arson is not that easy. Only around 6 percent of arson offenses in 2007 resulted in convictions, according to the Federal...
Some Red Flags in Residential Arsons Fly Before the Fire
May 3 2010 // Financial stress is the No. 1 reason residential dwellings are intentionally torched, but proving arson is not that easy. Only around 6 percent of arson offenses in 2007 resulted in convictions, according to the Federal...
Everest Re Posts $22.7 Million Q1 Net Loss; Operating Loss $73.8 Million
Apr 30 2010 // The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group reported a net loss of $22.7 million, or $0.38 per common share, for the first quarter 2010, compared to net income of $108.6 million, or $1.76 per diluted common share, for the first...
